2045Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2045Phases of the Moon
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2045 Phases of the Moon   
      Mountain Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  3  03:20    Jan  9  20:32   
 Jan 17  21:25    Jan 25  22:09    Feb  1  14:05    Feb  8  12:03   
 Feb 16  16:51 A  Feb 24  09:37    Mar  3  00:52 n  Mar 10  05:50   
 Mar 18  10:15    Mar 25  17:56    Apr  1  11:43    Apr  9  00:52   
 Apr 17  00:27    Apr 24  00:12    Apr 30  22:52    May  8  19:51   
 May 16  11:26    May 23  05:38    May 30  10:52    Jun  7  13:23   
 Jun 14  20:05    Jun 21  11:28    Jun 29  00:16    Jul  7  04:31   
 Jul 14  03:28    Jul 20  18:52    Jul 28  15:11    Aug  5  16:57   
 Aug 12  10:39 T  Aug 19  04:55    Aug 27  07:08 n  Sep  4  03:03   
 Sep 10  18:27    Sep 17  18:30    Sep 25  23:11    Oct  3  11:31   
 Oct 10  03:37    Oct 17  11:55    Oct 25  14:31    Nov  1  19:09   
 Nov  8  14:49    Nov 16  08:26    Nov 24  04:43    Dec  1  02:46   
 Dec  8  04:41    Dec 16  06:08    Dec 23  17:49    Dec 30  11:11   
An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the table above. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial.Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral. 
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2045Calendar of Astronomical Events
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2045Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Mountain Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     MST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  20     Mercury 0.1°S of Venus    03  03:20  FULL MOON     03  08     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU    03  12     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  12:25  Moon at Perigee: 356773 km    03  19:40  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon    04  06     Mars 0.5°S of Jupiter    04  16:26  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    06  05:16  Regulus 0.2°N of Moon    06  09:48  Moon at Descending Node     09  20:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  04:34  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    13  19:28  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    15  01     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38130 AU    15  18     Mercury at Aphelion     17  15:35  Moon at Apogee: 406609 km    17  21:25  NEW MOON     20  01:00  Mars 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    20  17:16  Moon at Ascending Node     25  22:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  15:36  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    27  17:21  Saturn 6.3°N of Antares    31  07:15  Pollux 3.5°N of MoonFeb 01  01:43  Moon at Perigee: 357106 km    01  04:01  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    01  14:05  FULL MOON     02  16:20  Regulus 0.3°N of Moon    02  19:18  Moon at Descending Node     04  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  12:33  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    07  08     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     08  12:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  01:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    12  23     Uranus at Opposition     13  19:57  Moon at Apogee: 406254 km    16  16:51  NEW MOON     16  16:55  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928    16  23:00  Moon at Ascending Node     17  06     Venus at Aphelion     23  13     Mercury 0.7°N of Mars    23  22:30  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    24  09:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  17:18  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon    28  14:40  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    28  18     Mercury at Perihelion Mar 01  11:43  Moon at Perigee: 360563 km    02  03:32  Regulus 0.3°N of Moon    02  06:33  Moon at Descending Node     03  00:42  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.962    03  00:52  FULL MOON     03  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E    05  22:26  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    09  09:21  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    10  05:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  19     Mercury 4.1°N of Mars    13  11:23  Moon at Apogee: 405311 km    15  22:24  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    16  05:51  Moon at Ascending Node     18  10:15  NEW MOON     18  15     Venus at Superior Conjunction     19  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     19  22:08  Vernal Equinox     23  03:54  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    25  17:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  00:36  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon    27  22:43  Beehive 0.6°S of Moon    29  10:25  Moon at Perigee: 365846 km    29  12:48  Regulus 0.4°N of Moon    29  15:04  Moon at Descending Node Apr 01  11:43  FULL MOON     02  08:39  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    05  18:11  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    09  00:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  06:48  Moon at Apogee: 404371 km    12  11:23  Moon at Ascending Node     12  18:32  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon    14  21:15  Mercury 5.0°S of Moon    16  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W    17  00:27  NEW MOON     19  09:58  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    22  09     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  06:08  Pollux 3.8°N of Moon    24  00:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  04:34  Beehive 0.4°S of Moon    24  15:26  Moon at Perigee: 369865 km    25  18:40  Moon at Descending Node     25  19:32  Regulus 0.5°N of Moon    29  17:30  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    30  22:52  FULL MOON May 02  03     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     03  03:07  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    04  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     04  22     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    08  02:24  Moon at Apogee: 404121 km    08  19:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  14:30  Moon at Ascending Node     10  12:54  Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon    11  12:51  Saturn 6.5°N of Antares    16  11:26  NEW MOON     17  16:39  Venus 4.4°S of Moon    20  03:22  Moon at Perigee: 367210 km    20  12:05  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    21  10:13  Beehive 0.1°S of Moon    22  19:17  Moon at Descending Node     23  01:03  Regulus 0.8°N of Moon    23  05:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     27  00:21  Spica 2.4°N of Moon    27  17     Mercury at Perihelion     29  03     Saturn at Opposition     30  10:52  FULL MOON     30  11:01  Antares 0.3°N of MoonJun 04  20:25  Moon at Apogee: 404694 km    05  16:30  Moon at Ascending Node     07  03:37  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon    07  13:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  14     Venus at Perihelion     13  03:33  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    14  20:05  NEW MOON     16  09:30  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    16  12:10  Venus 1.5°S of Moon    16  19:09  Moon at Perigee: 362268 km    16  20:01  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    17  17:33  Beehive 0.1°N of Moon    18  21:27  Moon at Descending Node     19  07:25  Regulus 1.1°N of Moon    19  18:42  Venus 5.1°S of Pollux    19  22:27  Mercury 5.0°S of Pollux    20  15:34  Summer Solstice     21  11:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  02     Mercury 0.4°S of Venus    23  05:59  Spica 2.6°N of Moon    26  17:32  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    28  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°E    29  00:16  FULL MOON 
Date     MST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  06:06  Venus 0.1°N of Beehive    02  11:04  Moon at Apogee: 405608 km    02  14:37  Mercury 1.8°S of Beehive    02  19:35  Moon at Ascending Node     04  12:56  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon    06  06     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    07  04:31  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  13:30  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    10  17     Mercury at Aphelion     14  03:28  NEW MOON     15  00:12  Moon at Perigee: 358581 km    15  05:59  Mercury 4.9°S of Moon    16  04:05  Moon at Descending Node     16  09:10  Venus 2.0°N of Moon    16  15:52  Regulus 1.2°N of Moon    20  02:08  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    20  11:58  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    20  18:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  23:12  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    26  15     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     28  00     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  15:11  FULL MOON     29  19:00  Moon at Apogee: 406198 km    30  00:42  Moon at Ascending Node     31  16:19  Jupiter 3.3°S of MoonAug 05  16:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  22:18  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    10  13:01  Mars 1.9°S of Moon    10  16:41  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    11  02:35  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    12  09:40  Moon at Perigee: 357292 km    12  10:39  NEW MOON     12  10:41  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.077    12  13:11  Mars 5.7°S of Pollux    12  14:20  Moon at Descending Node     12  16     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°W    15  06:17  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    16  19:40  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    17  23:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Beehive    19  04:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  16     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     20  05:13  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    23  16     Mercury at Perihelion     25  21:13  Moon at Apogee: 406140 km    26  07:00  Moon at Ascending Node     27  06:53  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.683    27  07:08  FULL MOON     27  15:40  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon    30  02     Jupiter at Opposition Sep 03  03:40  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    03  05:09  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    04  01:52  Venus 1.3°N of Spica    04  03:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  02:25  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    08  00:07  Beehive 0.2°N of Moon    08  05:14  Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    08  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     09  00:55  Moon at Descending Node     09  19:20  Moon at Perigee: 358804 km    10  18:27  NEW MOON     13  05:16  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    14  01:12  Venus 4.0°N of Moon    16  12:36  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    17  18:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  05:20  Moon at Apogee: 405498 km    22  07:33  Autumnal Equinox     22  12:34  Moon at Ascending Node     23  15:05  Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon    25  23:11  FULL MOON     30  10:09  Mercury 1.4°N of Spica    30  10:38  Pleiades 1.0°S of MoonOct 03  11:31  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  09:58  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon    05  08:25  Beehive 0.3°N of Moon    06  08:11  Moon at Descending Node     06  20:19  Mars 2.1°N of Moon    06  22:33  Regulus 1.3°N of Moon    08  01:16  Moon at Perigee: 362867 km    09  11:57  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus    10  03:37  NEW MOON     11  19:48  Mercury 3.3°N of Moon    13  18:17  Venus 1.6°N of Moon    13  21:33  Antares 0.2°N of Moon    14  06     Venus 4.9°S of Saturn    15  18:42  Venus 1.2°N of Antares    17  11:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  16:02  Moon at Ascending Node     19  21:05  Moon at Apogee: 404638 km    20  18:36  Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon    21  08     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  08     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E    24  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.2°E    25  14:31  FULL MOON     27  16:29  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    28  02:01  Saturn 6.0°N of Antares    31  15:38  Pollux 4.6°N of MoonNov 01  14:31  Beehive 0.6°N of Moon    01  19:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     02  10:28  Moon at Descending Node     03  05:42  Regulus 1.6°N of Moon    04  09:29  Mars 4.2°N of Moon    04  14:44  Moon at Perigee: 368185 km    04  18:47  Mercury 3.2°N of Antares    05  09     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  01:12  Spica 2.7°N of Moon    07  10     Neptune at Opposition     08  14:49  NEW MOON     10  07:09  Antares 0.1°N of Moon    12  06:38  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    12  08     N Taurid Meteor Shower    15  17:56  Moon at Ascending Node     15  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     16  08:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  16:59  Moon at Apogee: 404209 km    17  04:00  Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon    17  14     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  15     Mercury at Perihelion     24  00:15  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    24  04:43  FULL MOON     27  21:27  Pollux 4.9°N of Moon    28  20:04  Beehive 0.8°N of Moon    29  10:44  Moon at Descending Node     29  11:10  Moon at Perigee: 369747 km    30  11:15  Regulus 1.9°N of MoonDec 01  02:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     02  19:53  Mars 6.0°N of Moon    02  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°W    04  08:32  Spica 2.9°N of Moon    05  17     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     08  04:41  NEW MOON     10  17:17  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    12  20:42  Moon at Ascending Node     14  03     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  14:16  Moon at Apogee: 404595 km    14  18:35  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon    16  06:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  10:52  Mercury 5.2°N of Antares    21  04:36  Winter Solstice     21  08     Mercury 1.2°S of Saturn    21  09:58  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    22  12     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  17:49  FULL MOON     24  14     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66596 AU    25  05:31  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon    26  03:29  Beehive 1.0°N of Moon    26  07:47  Moon at Perigee: 364579 km    26  14:24  Moon at Descending Node     27  17:36  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon    30  11:11  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  14:10  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    

 Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar 
  • Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
  • Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
  • Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
  • Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
  • Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
  • Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth 
  • Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth 
     - during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star; 
     - during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star
  • Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
  • Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
  • Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
  • Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
  • Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit

  • Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
  • Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
  • Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
  • Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
  • Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
  • Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
  • Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2041 to 2050
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for seven time zones in the Americas. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas
   AST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   EST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   CST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   MST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   PST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   AKST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   HST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
        • EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
        • CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
        • MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
        • PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
        • AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
        • HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
           (where GMT = Greenwich Mean Time)
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes.Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.  
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
 Solstice/Equinox (Earth)  ± 0.5 minute 
 Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth)  ± 30 minutes;  ± 0.00001 AU 
 Solar and Lunar Eclipses   ± 0.5 minute 
 Phases of the Moon  ± 0.5 minute 
 Moon at Nodes  ± 2 minutes 
 Apogee/Perigee of Moon  ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers 
 Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet  ± 10 minutes 
 Conjunctions of Planet with Planet  ± 3 hours 
 Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus)  ± 30 minutes 
 Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus)  ± 30 minutes 
 Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets)  ± 3 hours 
 Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets  ± 30 minutes 

Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998). 
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment: 

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